Age Of Pandemics (1817-1920)

"The Age of Pandemics" takes readers on a fascinating journey through the devastating cholera, plague, and influenza pandemics that claimed over 70 million lives between 1817 and 1920. With India as the epicentre of these episodes, the book documents the scale of devastation, resilience of people, likely causes, and consequences, and the world's greatest demographic disaster during the influenza pandemic of 1918. This comprehensive coverage is not only informative but also relevant to tackling contemporary challenges, like COVID-19.